Weather

Winter Storm Watch issued February 28 at 3:52PM CST until March 03 at 6:00AM CST by NWS

Effective: 3:52 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014

Expires: 6 a.m. on Monday, March 3, 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENINGTHROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENINGTHROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN BETWEEN 7 PM AND 10 PMSATURDAY EVENING IN THE WATCH AREA. SLEET WILL LIKELY FALLINITIALLY...WITH A CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTHTHROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHTHE DAY ON SUNDAY BEFORE COMING TO AN END ON SUNDAY EVENING.* TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THEWATCH AREA WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES...WHILE A TENTH UP TOAN INCH OF SLEET MAY ACCUMULATE. THE MOST LIKELY AXIS FOR HEAVYSNOW AMOUNTS EXTENDS FROM NEAR COUNCIL GROVE THROUGH LAWRENCEWHILE THE MOST LIKELY AXIS FOR HEAVY SLEET ACCUMULATION INADDITION TO SNOW IS SOUTH OF AN EMPORIA TO OTTAWA LINE.* WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONSISTENTLY RANGE FROM 15TO 25 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.* WIND CHILL...WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM NEGATIVE 8 TO NEGATIVE18 DEGREES FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...AND MAY FALLBELOW NEGATIVE 20 ON SUNDAY NIGHT.* IMPACTS...SNOW-COVERED AND ICY ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY...WHICH WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TRAVELINGCONDITIONS. HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE COULD OCCUR QUICKLY FORPERSONS EXPOSED TO THE COLD.